Katimwa Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katimwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katimwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Katimwa (12) may also be a first name.

Katimwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Katimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Katimwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katimwa? popularity and diffusion

Katimwa is the 1,581,912th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katimwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya Katimwa is most numerous in: Narok County, where 96 percent live, Bomet County, where 1 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Katimwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Katimwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katumwa862,021/
Katemwa8678/
Katimua867/
Katimwe864/
Catimwa861/
Kautemwa806/
Katuumwa801/
Katuimba801/
Kattumwa801/
Katemwad801/
Kauthemwa7533/
Kathimbah751/
Catimba717,104/
Katemwe711,100/
Katumua71783/
Katemua7125/
Kathumua6721/
Kateemba676/
Kathemua674/
Catimbau671/
Kotimbi5796/
Catemba5736/
Catumua573/
Katembi572/
Catimbo571/
Kotimbo571/
Kateembo532/
Khatembi531/
Koutimbi531/
Khatembo531/
Kattembo531/
Katemmbo531/
Katembui531/
Katemboh531/
Katumuayi504/
Kauthembi501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katimwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis